The 2019 SPF Digital Championship was held on Sunday 17th Nov 2019 at Stirling Court Hotel. 28 clubs competed and the judges for this year’s event were – Dianne Owen FRPS from Ainsdale in the L&CPU, Gordon Jenkins HonPAGB from Chorley in the L&CPU and Michael O’Sullivan FIPF FRPS from Cork, IPF.
The SPF Digital Championship is an annual club competition for digital projected images (DPIs). Entries are submitted in advance by each participating club and it is judged live, in front of an audience, by three judges, each awarding between 2-5 points to give a total score out of 15. Club and individual awards are made. There are two initial rounds and after these two rounds, the top 8 clubs contest ‘The Final’, the remaining clubs contest the ‘Plate Trophy’.
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Club Results - The Final
Ayr was awarded an SPF Gold Medal for 2nd place along with an invitation to compete in the PAGB Club Projected Image Championship 2020
| Placed | Club | Total Points |
| 1st | Dumfries Camera Club | 260 |
| 2nd | Ayr Photographic Society | 259 |
| 3rd | Eastwood Photographic Society | 257 |
| 4th= | St Andrews Photographic Society | 256 |
| 4th= | Carluke Camera Club | 256 |
| 6th= | Kilmaurs Photographic Club | 252 |
| 7th | Paisley Colour Photographic Club | 251 |
| 8th | Livingston Camera Club | 249 |
Individual Image Scores - Round 1
Ayr’s total score after round 1 was 106, placing Ayr 1st
| TITLE | AUTHOR | POINTS |
| Urban Art | Forrest Weir | 12 |
| Night Sky, Loch Leven | Rae Gold | 12 |
| Cimmerian Auditorium | Mark Caldwell | 14 |
| Autumn Storm | Alan Graham | 15 |
| Vestrahorn Reflections | Alastair Swan | 14 |
| Landing Gear Down | Rae Gold | 14 |
| Barn Owl in Flight | Bill Ryder | 12 |
| Lofoten Colour | Scott Williams | 13 |
Individual Image Scores - Round 2
Ayr’s total score for round 2 was 100, placing Ayr 1st for the round. Ayr’s total score for both rounds was 206, placing Ayr 1st, gaining an entry to compete in ‘The Final’.
| TITLE | AUTHOR | POINTS |
| Arctic Reflections | Alastair Swan | 14 |
| The Lovely Cottage | Lorna Hayton | 14 |
| Rannoch Moor | Rae Gold | 12 |
| Chasing the Ball | Alan Graham | 11 |
| First Light, Rannoch | Mike Blair | 11 |
| Common Blue | Tom Wilson | 12 |
| Touching Down | Lorna Hayton | 13 |
| Red Arrows Burst | Roy Smith | 13 |
Individual Image Scores - Final Round
Ayr’s total score for the final round was 259, placing Ayr 2nd and being awarded an SPF Gold Medal & invitation to the PAGB Club Projected Image Championship
| TITLE | AUTHOR | POINTS |
| Urban Art | Forrest Weir | 12 |
| Night Sky, Loch Leven | Rae Gold | 12 |
| Cimmerian Auditorium | Mark Caldwell | 15 |
| Autumn Storm | Malcolm Yates | 14 |
| Vestrahorn Reflections | Alastair Swan | 14 |
| Landing Gear Down | Rae Gold | 14 |
| Barn Owl in Flight | Bill Ryder | 13 |
| Lofoten Colour | Scott Williams | 13 |
| Arctic Reflections | Alastair Swan | 13 |
| The Lovely Cottage | Lorna Hayton | 14 |
| Rannoch Moor | Rae Gold | 12 |
| Common Blue | Tom Wilson | 13 |
| Touching Down | Lorna Hayton | 13 |
| Red Arrows Burst | Roy Smith | 13 |
| Siberian Predator | Alastair Swan | 12 |
| Get the Fire On | Alastair Swan | 15 |
| Tussle in the Snow | Alan Graham | 12 |
| Surrounded | Alan Graham | 12 |
| Up and Over | Malcolm Yates | 11 |
| Blue Smoke | Roy Smith | 12 |
Club Results - The Plate Trophy
| Placed | Club | Total Points |
| 1st= | Mearns Camera Club | 131 |
| 1st= | Bon Accord Camera Club | 131 |
| 1st= | Dingwall Camera Club | 131 |
| 4th | Edinburgh Photographic Society | 128 |
| 5th | Cowal Camera Club | 127 |
| 6th= | Dunfermline Photographic Association | 125 |
| 6th= | Falkirk Camera Club | 125 |
| 8th | Donside Camera Club | 124 |
| 9th | Strathaven Camera Club | 123 |
| 10th | Moray Camera Club | 122 |
| 11th= | Queens Park Camera Club | 120 |
| 11th= | Dundee Photographic Society | 120 |
| 13th= | Kirkcaldy Photographic Society | 118 |
| 13th= | Perth Civil Service Club (Photo) | 118 |
| 15th= | Milngavie and Bearsden C C | 117 |
| 15th= | Clacks Camera Club | 117 |
| 17th | Dunfermline Camera Club | 114 |
| 18th | Carnoustie Photo Group | 112 |
| 19th | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth P S | 111 |
| 20th | Auchterarder Camera Club | 110 |
